Development of a Monitoring and Guidance Android Application for Pregnant Women

Maternal mortality rates persist at high levels in many countries, underscoring the imperative to address challenges such as information gaps, delays in transportation to healthcare facilities, and delays in decision-making and receiving assistance. This study focuses on the development of an Android-based mobile application designed to monitor the health of pregnant women. To tackle these challenges, our research proposes an Android application's design that offers monitoring and guidance for pregnant women, ensuring accessibility and user-friendliness for both mothers and their partners. The application includes features such as estimating gestational age to streamline decision-making processes. Employing the Rapid Application Development (RAD) method expedited the development process, fostering collaboration between developers and users. The Pregnancyz application, based on Android, provides a user-friendly interface catering to various user groups. Black-Box testing confirmed the application's seamless performance, with no observed errors in all tested functions. Based on our findings, we present several recommendations for further research. These suggestions aim to augment the application's functionality and reach, ultimately contributing to the overarching goal of reducing maternal mortality rates and improving maternal healthcare.